3/12 Preach in popish chapel, teach schismatic, that is Protestant, child tongues and literature. I find myself very well; and why? _Ma foi_, _il y a beaucoup de difference entre moi et ce sacre de Dante_." Under this old man, who was well versed in the southern languages, besides studying French and Italian, I acquired some knowledge of Spanish. But I did not devote my time entirely to philology; I had other pursuits. I had not forgotten the roving life I had led in former days, nor its delights; neither was I formed by Nature to be a pallid indoor student. |